designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
charm; incantation; spell; curse
every person; each one; everybody
having said that; on the other hand
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
manners; courtesy; etiquette
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
general; popular; common; typical
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to look around; to survey
major cleanup; spring cleaning
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
more than anything; above all else
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it